A lot of unfavorable words are being used to describe the Red Wings Johan Franzen these days. Words like “Lazy”, “Floater”, and “Uninspired”. His alleged floating has become such a scapegoat for Wings fans that I half expect a referee to give him a major penalty for loitering on the ice. What many fans seem ...
For as long as any Blues fan can remember, the Detroit Red Wings have been a thorn in the side for their favorite team. From Steve Yzerman’s overtime killer in Game 7 of the 1996 Western Quarterfinals to being swept in the 2002-03 season series (0-4-1), the Blues have long been on the wrong side ...
Each day this week leading up to the start of the 2013 NHL season I will profile one returning Detroit Red Wings player who needs to elevate their game to ensure the Wings have a successful season and make the playoffs for a NHL best 22 straight seasons. Valtteri Filppula Detroit Red Wings fans have ...
What makes a strong division? Is it solid goaltending, balanced scoring or stingy defense? How about all of the above?
It’s not the signing Detroit Red Wings fans were hoping to hear about Monday morning, but it’s a signing nonetheless. Via the Macomb Daily’s Chuck Pleiness: “The Wings have signed forward Marek Tvrdon, their 115th overall pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, to a three-year, two-way contract. The Slovak winger will make $65,000 in ...
The seven game round robin seemed to take forever but it is at long last over. Early in the morning, the 2012 World Championships will take place for those of us in North America. That 6am ET start time may be a bit much for most but for the hockey diehards out there, they will ...
If you’re like me, every day since their playoff usurping you’ve spent at least a little time reflecting on what went wrong for the Detroit Red Wings in 2011-12. Encased in a bubble of depression, you’ve considered the unthinkable reality that Nicklas Lidstrom and Tomas Holmstrom may never take the ice again, the real possibility ...
Every year the NHL playoffs brings out the best in some and the worst in others. For every pleasant surprise there is an equal and opposite disappointment and no players feel more pressure than when they underperform in a first-round loss. Here are the players on teams down in their series or eliminated altogether who ...
The crack Shea Weber put in Henrik Zetterberg’s helmet has spread to the Detroit Red Wings’ psyche. As the conference quarterfinal series between Detroit and the Nashville Predators has gone on, Weber’s King Kong impression has been overshadowed by his teammate Pekka Rinne’s dominance of the Red Wings. Through the first four games Detroit ...
Detroit Red Wings, meet Pekka Rinne. Pekka Rinne, meet your Conn Smythe. 41 shots were fired on the Nashville Predators’ netminder Tuesday night. 40 of them were turned away, and the 1 that did manage to find its way to the back of the net exited so quickly it was reviewed. The Finnish Wall has ...
